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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1742-12-06 ) December 6, 1742, Ivoy-le-Pré , France
- Died
- January 16, 1806 (1806-01-16) (aged 63), Paris , France
- Known for
- soda , common salt
- Fields
- chemistry , physics
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nicolas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Ivoy-le-Pré
- Place of death
- Saint-Denis
- Occupation
- surgeon
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- NicholasLeblanc.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1742-12-06
- date of death
- 1806-01-16
- Commons category
- Nicolas Leblanc
- manner of death
- Suicide
- name in native language
- Nicolas Leblanc
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- relative
- Auguste Anastasi
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Nicolas Leblanc ( French pronunciation: [nikɔla ləblɑ̃]; December 6, 1742 – January 16, 1806) was a French chemist and surgeon who discovered how to manufacture soda ash from common salt.
Earlier days
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nicolas Leblanc” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.